You pretty much hit it on the head both of you. Vernon was endorsed by Jerry to run for Sheriff he was custom tailored and pretty much hand picked to do the job. Jerry stepped down from Sherrif after 2? to run for Parish President in a failed bid.
Look on Houmatoday.com they had an article a few days ago about the whole thing. Here's
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20...20609740?tc=cr
They mention VooDoo rituals, I aint never seen that **** in all my life down here.